The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-24
CAMP LIFE OF SOLDIER BOYS
How Company A Is Enjoying Hot
Weather on the Banks of Eagle Lake.
Mixing Soldierly Duty with the Sports of
Field and Water-A Delightful Indiana
Resort for Fishing and Boating.

| Company of the Second Regiment, Indiana
| Legion, commanded by Captain Kercheval. has
been favored during the week with all that goes
to make successful outing It's members have
had boating fishing and bathing with athletic
games to fill in the intervals. From dawn to
sunset the daily programme thus detailed has
been adhered to with variation except iz
enough soldierly duty to make the sports more
enjoyable Il will be a week tomorrow evening
when, after a ride through dust and intense heat,
the company reached Warsaw to receive d
warm welcome from those who were i'm
mediately concerned in making things
comfortable Two miles east of that pretty
town is Eagle lake, so called because of its re-
semblauce in form to The widespread wings Of
Americas great bird. From tip to tip, extend
ing little west by south to east by north. this
attractive body of water measures five miles,
perhaps more. while in the widest part OF each
wing the distance is two miles. Far out from
shore the depth supplies safety to timid bathers,
while on the outer edges of the reeds can be
found large schools of perch, sun. fish and other
lake varieties. Game fish can be caught in the
deeper waters.
in which to pitch their tents. and to them in ar
tificial rivuets flowed excellent spring water.
In one of the loveest spots of this lovely spring
founta1n Park, the camp. in one hour after the
companvs arrival that hot Monday evening, be-
came fact Tents up and all things arranged
for the night the boys, let loose from the conven-
tionalities of the hot, stuy city. began to enjoy
themselves in whatever pleased them best The
captain relaxed discipline sufficiently to let the
nemb ers of the company know that they were
masters OF their own time and pleasure so long
as they did not encroach upon what was re-
quired of them in main tanning orders. 1t was
noticeable showing both the character OF the
men in this company and the captains efficient
control of them that in instance was this
liberty abused. They came and went as they
pleased. and if guard duty. camp-work. or drill
was required of them, they submitted without q
murmur although each was eager to utilize
every minute IN fishing. swimming or boating.
Not far from camp was excellent res taurant
where all the boys had to do was to call for what
they wanted and it was brought to them. But
nothing in specialties of food and drink pleased
them more than the great quantities of butter
milk supplied to them every day by the Boyer
Brothers, and gallon after gallon was drunk. and
yet the lovers of it had only to ask for more.
they did, and it came to them free
as the delicious water from the run
ming springs distributed about the
grounds One of these springs mas outflow
from the trunk of magnificent maple. 1t is
one of the curiosties of the place. others OF
which can be seen in the Deer Park, the beauti-
full flower gardens, the carp ponds and Eagles
Nest.
The incidents of the week were neither novel
nor exciting, but theyswere enjoyable. Tuesday
last the young men of Warsaw, nine OF them.
came out to camp to defeat the all-tossers OF
Company A. The game took place on the beau
tiful drill ground, reaching down to the lake,
and while the Warsaw team did their best in
Indianapolis amateurs easily defeated them in
a of to 2 The Thursday following,
baseman and fielder from the camp went into
town help the Warsaw club conquer the
Nappanees, but the game was won by the latter.
AS side diversions, foot ball and dances came In
to complete the list of pleasures. 1t has been a
week of good, honest fun for the young men and
so highly have they enjoyed 1t that they are al
ready talking of a return next year for q mucn
longer STAY.